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What Childhood Anxiety Is Actually Asking For

Reassurance feels like the kindest response to a worried child — and it is often the reason the worry keeps returning. Here is what anxiety is really asking for, and how to give it.

Sian TrombleyCanadian Certified Counsellor

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